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Chapter 17

Kagome P.O.V.

I roll out under Inuyasha and start running towards the opening in the cave. But it's too late before I realize that there are no steps or anything and that I got flown to get here, so as I'm skidding because I want to stop, the edge of the cave floor is getting closer and closer. I close my eyes for the upcoming fall, but it never comes. Slowly, I open my eyes and see that I am balancing on the very edge. I look down below me to see that I'm very high up and me being stupid forgot that it wasn't me who flew here so I jump thinking that I can fly. But to no avail, I'm falling. The rush of the wind in my face and the feeling of no ground beneath my feat scare me. My arms start moving up and down in panic and before I can reach the ground in a sickening squash, I feel myself in someone's arms. I look down and see red, just to make sure I'm not imagining it, I turn my head sideways to see the silver hair and gold eyes.

"Why did you save me?" I ask. He lets me go and turns me around so I'm facing him.

"Because I love you." He says bluntly. I sigh. 'Why do have to deal with this now?' I think.

"Yeah well, I don't. So please let me get on with my life without you." I look into his eyes and see a mixture of emotions. Shock, sadness, anger. I start to walk away from him and after a good two minutes I realize that I don't know where I am going. I take in my surroundings and see a good length of rock in front of me but in the very distance I see the city buildings. Suddenly a warm hand appears on my shoulder. I turn around in a fright to see the body of Inuyasha again.

"What?" I say slightly annoyed.

"Don't leave me, please!" He says desperately.

"Just go away!" I scream while starting to run. My legs take me towards the buildings in the distance, but it seems as if they just move with me. The city lights slowly turn on and then I realise how quickly the dark is approaching.

My running just gets slower and slower until it comes to a walk. My legs start to hurt and I feel as if they will collapse from underneath me. I take one more step and my theory comes true, as my knees hit the ground, exhaustion takes over and I fall into a deep sleep.

I jolt straight up and the first thing I realise is that I'm back in my bed. Oh, my comfortable bed! 'Wait! How did I even get here?' The bed groans when I move and get out of bed to take a shower. I quickly grab some clothes from my drawers, get out of my room and run to the bathroom so I can take it before anyone else does. As my feet touch the cold

marble it strikes me how quiet and empty the house feels. I shake the feeling off and close the door. I turn the shower on so it can heat up and start to take off my clothing. I hop into the shower and oh how great it feels for the steaming, hot water crashing down onto my pale skin. I take my time to wash my hair and scrub my body so I feel clean again but not just physically, mentally too. The thoughts of Inuyasha and how he feels for me erase from my mind. For now. I think of Hojo- shit- 'Why did I think of him?!' The guilt washes onto me in waves and I feel dirty again. I start scrubbing my body harder and faster not wanting to feel the pain of having lost someone but as well he died because of me. I try to think of something else but as you know nothing improves the memory more than trying to forget. I stop scrubbing when I realise how red my skin looks now. 'I guess I scrubbed too hard.' I reach for the handle to turn off the water and then hop out of the shower. As I quickly dry and get changed I realise that I should probably check my phone. When I'm done I go to my room and get my phone from my desk. I see that I have two unread messages. Both from Allen. 'Oh my goodness! I totally forgot about Allen!' I smile and quickly open the messages but instead of a smile a shocked expression replaces it. 'He, he just broke up with me! He heard about the 'hunky' thing! B-But he helped me through the Inuyasha thing. He loves me! I love him! He's moved out!' I run towards my bed and scream and cry into my pillow, by the time I'm done my pillow is well over soaked. I get up and try not to think about it so I can go down stairs for some breakfast as I realise that I am really hungry.

Allen P.O.V.

"Holy shit." I say under my breath as I take a look around. 'He's loaded, and to think that he lives in such a run-down building!' I take a step inside and see that on the left side of the room in the corner there's a big screen T.V. and a hot tub outside on the balcony. I walk over to the T.V. screen admiring how big it is. A hand coming down on my shoulder gives me a fright and the voice chuckles. I turn around and realise that the boy is quite cute with his big smile and red hair.

"So I guess you like the place." He said and you could hear the smile in his voice. I nod.

'Come, I'll show you you're room."

"Ok."

A/N: Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, it's just that in NZ we have exams so I don't have much time to write since study is my new best friend. But I hope you like the chapter and thank you to iinuyashalover for telling me to hurry up and update!